Did You Know?
Now You Do!

Welcome to returning students and to students new to DLIS this term!
Here are some factoids that might come in handy during the course of the semester ...

If you haven't already, you will want to sign up for the MLIS listserv. Just visit http://www.sis.pitt.edu/resources/mailing_list.html for instructions.   DLIS student mailboxes (located outside Room 650) will be assigned shortly following the Add/Drop period. Check the list on the wall for your box number.

• There are graduate student lockers on the 4th and 6th floors. Bring your own lock!
   
• Library and Information Science Job Hunting Resources are available online at http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~lsdept/libjobs.htm. Also look for the Local Job Postings bulletin boards on the 6th Floor. National and International job postings are in the I.S. Library; ask at the reference desk.
   
• The IS Library offers several instructional programs every week on PITTCat, the ULS homepage, Library DB's and full text, among others. Check out the calendar at http://www.library.pitt.edu:8100/cgi-bin/cals/webevent.cgi?cmd=opencal&cal=cal12 or sign up on the bulletin boards outside the library.
   
• The first day to register for the Summer 2004 term is Monday, February 16. Fall 2004 registration is not far behind, beginning on March 18, 2004. Mark your calendars!
   
• Spring Break runs from Monday, March 8 to Friday, March 12.
   
• You can get a student membership to the American Library Association for $25 a year. See the ALA's Membership page at http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=Membership .
   
• LIS students are welcome to attend DLIS faculty meetings, held on the first Wednesday of each month. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 4, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 501. Contact Marcy Walls at mwalls@mail.sis.pitt.edu for dates, times, and locations.
   
• As Pitt students, 900 pages of free printing are available to us each semester at Hillman Library and other campus computing labs. This is very helpful to know for those times when the I.S. 8th Floor computer lab is closed, booked for a class, or otherwise unavailable. Computer labs are located in Benedum Hall, the Cathedral of Learning, David Lawrence Hall, Posvar Hall, Sutherland Hall, and Alumni Hall. For more information, visit http://technology.pitt.edu/students/complabs.html.
   
• Software is available at no charge to students, including Microsoft Office and Frontpage - available for both Macintosh and PCs. Students can pick up a copy of the software at any campus computing lab upon presentation of a valid University ID.
   
• The Pitt Technology Help Desk is available around the clock at 412-624-HELP.
   
• Looking for a parking space before class should not be the most challenging part of your day! The First Baptist Church (on Bigelow between Ruskin and North Bellefield) has a parking lot that's as convenient as can be to the I.S. Building. Teris Parking is well-lit 24-hours a day, and rates are: $3 for 1 hour; $5 for 1-3 hours; $7 for 3-6 hours. This lot does not offer in/out privileges. Some proceeds benefit the church.
   
• Pitt's Division of Student Affairs posts a Student Resource Guide at http://www.studentaffairs.pitt.edu/resource.html. This is a great resource for those important but miscellaneous issues such as ID's, name changes, transportation, and volunteering opportunities.
   

If you know something that we don't, please contact us with your ideas at biblio@mail.sis.pitt.edu!